Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chesterfield 3rd with 84 points, Maidstone United 24th with 25, 59 apart. Per game in the league, Chesterfield were scoring 1.76 and conceding 1.13, Maidstone United 0.98 and 2.26, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Maidstone United were winless in 15. From the last five rounds, Chesterfield held 10 points of 15 and Maidstone United 1.
The match was played at Technique Stadium in Chesterfield (capacity 10,504). S. Mulhall took charge of the match — our records show 83 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.